Comments on: Fantastic Mr. Fox http://www.moviezeal.com/fantastic-mr-fox/ The official podcast of MovieZeal.com, where film is always best discussed under the gentle influence of fine wine (as fine as $10 will get you). Each week Evan, Heather, and Luke pick a theme, discuss a theatrical release based on that theme, pop the cork and drink a wine that fits said theme, and finally subject one another to The Gauntlet, where forcing others to watch painful films nets you fabulous prizes. There is not anything else on the internets like it (literally). Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:02:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Horacio Privalsky http://www.moviezeal.com/fantastic-mr-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-289428 Horacio Privalsky Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:41:20 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=2939#comment-289428 I must say it’s really hard to find good stuff of it. fabulous website, I must say it’s really hard to find good stuff of it. fabulous website,

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]]> By: Sam Juliano http://www.moviezeal.com/fantastic-mr-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-118791 Sam Juliano Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:32:06 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=2939#comment-118791 Well Luke, once again you and I are have assigned the exact same star rating to a film (4 of 5). And once again we have a similar issue, which in this case is the intended audience. Yet, I certainly agree that this film is Anderson's most accessible and for at least the first two-thirds this is an inventive and sardonic piece that captures the essence of Roald Dahl's satire, an incomparable force in children's literature. But Dahl's brand of humor could never be completely understood or navigated by the younger ones, and therein lies the caveat. Even CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, aimed at the youngest don't completely resonate, as beloved as they are. Unfortunately the brilliance does eventually disipate, and the latter part of the film is rather tedious, but prior to that the presentation was on the highest level of animation. The voice work was superb, and your description here of the animated style makes a strong case: "At the same time, its animation style — mostly fur-covered stop-motion figurines against hand-painted backgrounds — gives it a rustic, provincial (and somewhat retro) charm...." Yes indeed. I am no fan of WTWTA, but I would still say Pixar's UP is the best animated film this year, with FOX as the runner-up. Well Luke, once again you and I are have assigned the exact same star rating to a film (4 of 5). And once again we have a similar issue, which in this case is the intended audience. Yet, I certainly agree that this film is Anderson’s most accessible and for at least the first two-thirds this is an inventive and sardonic piece that captures the essence of Roald Dahl’s satire, an incomparable force in children’s literature. But Dahl’s brand of humor could never be completely understood or navigated by the younger ones, and therein lies the caveat. Even CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, aimed at the youngest don’t completely resonate, as beloved as they are. Unfortunately the brilliance does eventually disipate, and the latter part of the film is rather tedious, but prior to that the presentation was on the highest level of animation. The voice work was superb, and your description here of the animated style makes a strong case:

“At the same time, its animation style — mostly fur-covered stop-motion figurines against hand-painted backgrounds — gives it a rustic, provincial (and somewhat retro) charm….”

Yes indeed. I am no fan of WTWTA, but I would still say Pixar’s UP is the best animated film this year, with FOX as the runner-up.

]]> By: Jay http://www.moviezeal.com/fantastic-mr-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-118748 Jay Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:45:55 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=2939#comment-118748 Honestly, just like Where the Wild Things Are, it does not really bother me on who's the target audience of Mr. Fox. Not to underestimate children but I'm assuming that kids are really more into visuals than dialogues or content. As a kid I enjoyed Willy Wonka or Tron even without understanding the story. I just like seeing the effects. Meanwhile, Labyrinth, even with all those cute Jim Henson puppets, gave me terrible nightmares (must be Bowie's tight pants), I have to be taken to a therapist. I took my son to the WTWTA screening. I'm afraid my kid would beg us to leave the theatre as my Labyrinth trauma came rushing in but surprisingly my son loved it. It is now his favorite movie next to Alvin and Chipmunks. Later, I took him Ponyo, a film that garnered 97% rating from RT, and he just slept the whole time. Going back to WTWTA, he had his own interpretation o the film. Which is really nice because the film has no plot anyway. Right now, he wants to see FMF, but I'm not going to lecture him that it's retro, the dialogues are dry and sarcastic, it's full of obscure Brit music and it's got animals we never heard of (opossum) and Mario Batali. I'll just let him be the judge. In the mean time, I'm just happy he is not asking me that we see Twilight. Honestly, just like Where the Wild Things Are, it does not really bother me on who’s the target audience of Mr. Fox. Not to underestimate children but I’m assuming that kids are really more into visuals than dialogues or content.
As a kid I enjoyed Willy Wonka or Tron even without understanding the story. I just like seeing the effects. Meanwhile, Labyrinth, even with all those cute Jim Henson puppets, gave me terrible nightmares (must be Bowie’s tight pants), I have to be taken to a therapist.
I took my son to the WTWTA screening. I’m afraid my kid would beg us to leave the theatre as my Labyrinth trauma came rushing in but surprisingly my son loved it. It is now his favorite movie next to Alvin and Chipmunks. Later, I took him Ponyo, a film that garnered 97% rating from RT, and he just slept the whole time.
Going back to WTWTA, he had his own interpretation o the film. Which is really nice because the film has no plot anyway.
Right now, he wants to see FMF, but I’m not going to lecture him that it’s retro, the dialogues are dry and sarcastic, it’s full of obscure Brit music and it’s got animals we never heard of (opossum) and Mario Batali. I’ll just let him be the judge.
In the mean time, I’m just happy he is not asking me that we see Twilight.

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